A clear view of the process of sluicing, whereby materials are broken up from the borrow pit wall and transported to the dam site via wooden flumes. Note the water and rock-fill running through the flume at the bottom left corner of the...

A close-up shot depicting rock-fill and the flumes from which the rocks were dumped. The first phase flumes have been surpassed by the rock-fill and the timbers used in the flume construction have been dismantled and lie at the bottom to the...

A family stands beside the porch of their home, located somewhere near Okanogan. A girl holds a doll and the family cat sits on the front step. Snow covers the ground. Note the basement built in stone.

A five year old orchard near Okanogan. Note the canal at the bottom below the writing. Under the U.S. Irrigation Project, the canal work was completed by 1910, with the canals lined with cement between 1911 and 1914 to prevent seepage of water...

A flume brings water for sluicing to the site of a placer mine. Note the sift box on the bottom left corner. Ore was first found at Salmon River in 1886, near what would become the location of Conconully--Okanogan County's Seat until 1914.

A group of school boys plow and clear property recently donated to the school by Mrs. Virginia Grainger Herrmann. The land was to be planted and used as part of their program on agriculture and horticulture. The back of the schoolhouse is seen on...

A hill rises to its peak in the background of this landscape photograph taken by Matsura. The foreground showcases a length of flats or benches and, below them, a newly plowed field on the valley floor. Note: The photograph was overexposed and...

A man stands and admires the irrigated cropland on his farm. Running the length of the lower half of the photograph is a stretch of the U.S. Reclamation Service's Okanogan Project's canal system. The project watered over 10,000 acres of prime...

A man wearing a striped sweater, suspenders and a hat sits atop a horse and looks down to a woman standing on the ground. They appear to be in the middle of one of Okanogan's streets. Note: The photograph is torn on top.

A masquerade ball happened at least once a year in Okanogan during Matsura's time there. Prizes were given for best costume, best keeping-in-character, and funniest persona. This appears to be a masquerade ball for Valentine's Day, note the hearts...

A picture of a homestead in Pleasant Valley, five miles south of Okanogan. In the foreground you can see a wire fence that surrounds a good portion of the property. In the middle of the picture, you can see a couple small houses. The area was...

A street scene showing Second Avenue in downtown Okanogan, circa 1912. Note the water sprinkler in the center and right of the picture, used for watering down dusty streets. Painted a cheerful green and yellow, the sprinkler held 600 gallons of...

A valley floor winds its way into the background center of this landscape photograph taken by Matsura. Patches of snow form white blotches on the valley's floor, and scrub vegetation is visible on the low, rolling hills which flank it. Note: The...

A view of the entire Conconully Dam project, as seen from the side of the soon-to-be reservoir. The reservoir will have five miles of shoreline by the completion of the dam. To the right of the photograph is the spillway, located on the west side...

A view of the spillway and reservoir of the Conconully Dam. Note that the spillway, excavated from a spur jutting out of Peacock Mountain, was lined with concrete on its bottom and sides.
Note: the original photographic print is missing a...

A young girl wearing a white dress with a bow in her hair stands atop a wooden chair. In the background is the outside of a house. For another portrait see 35-07-15.
Note: original photographic print is damaged and appears to have been removed...